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There's been recent chatter lately with the possible revival of RIM thanks to their official announcement of BlackBerry 10 devices to debut at a launch event in January. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins is confident BlackBerry will make a comeback, with features such as free Wi-Fi voice calls via the newest version of BBM. We haven't...

A new Kickstarter project by the name of The Charge Cycle, is a bike equipped with a phone charging dock and a stand. Interestingly, the bike is not for sale but will rather be leased to Kickstarter backers around New York City. The Charge Cycle will be launched in early May 2013 with at least 30 bikes, if the...

Angry Birds Star Wars is the Angry Birds game you’ve been looking for.  The Birds can now use the Force, lightsabers and blasters to help you destroy those Imperial Swine. Levels are set in locations from the Star Wars movies, such as Tattooine and the Death Star, and are in the style of both the...

Tap tap tap has announced a significant update to Camera+ (known internally as Operation ÜberCam), our favourite camera app. Version 3.6 brings new features such as front flash, horizon level, live exposure, accurate iPhone 5 framing and other under the hood improvements and bug fixes. The front flash feature allows you to take a picture of...

With countless 3rd-party applications already offering free voice calls over Wi-Fi across multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone and even BlackBerry, RIM has finally decided to push out the feature to BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), with an open beta for the new service starting today, reports The Verge. There is already a wide variety of VOIP apps...

TELUS has announced the launch of their 4G LTE network in the Niagara region, part of a three year $650 million investment in Ontario to further extend networks: “TELUS is committed to offering the best customer experience and launching our 4G LTE service in the Niagara region is an excellent example of how we’re doing...

Before the iPad mini hit the stores, analysts were talking about an iPad sales cannibalization rate up to 20% (wild guesses even went as far as 50%). Now that the first couple million iPad mini units have reached their users, and the reviews are in, Cowen and Co. have surveyed US adults to see how...

A couple of days back, a Korean source reported that Samsung has increased the price of manufacturing Apple’s iPhone and iPad processors by 20%. However, a new report published today by Seoul-based newspaper The Hankyoreh claims that this is not true, according to an unnamed Samsung official (via TechCrunch). The report says that Samsung official has denied reports of any manufacturing...

A new game by the name of Danny Trejo's Vengeance: Woz with a Coz is an upcoming iOS title that will bring Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 'Machete' film actor Danny Trejo side by side as playable video game characters (via CNET). The game is due to be released around November 22nd on Thanksgiving. The 8-bit platformed, which is basically a promo for Trejo's film "Vengeance"...

Gartner has just published its quarterly report covering global mobile phone sales according to operating system and manufacturer. While sales dropped 3.1% during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, smartphone sales experienced a 47% spike, rising to 169.2 million units in Q3. (more…)

Samsung isn't eager to follow HTC's example by settling its patent disputes with Apple. According to a report from Agence France Presse, a top Samsung executive says the company has no plans for negotiation; instead, they will proceed with litigation. (more…)

Vancouver-based Roam Mobility has announced the launch of a Ready SIM, a new self-activating SIM card for Canadians and other travellers looking to take advantage of prepaid voice and data plans to use in the United States: “This is the first truly instant prepaid SIM-based product to hit the consumer market,” says Emir Aboulhosn, Founder...